2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access

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Respond.^
Employer Plan Purchased Plan Medicare Medicaid TRICARE/VA/Military Other Plan
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,338 1,925 47.2 45.4-49.0 446 11.2 10.1-12.5 1,344 26.3 24.8-27.9 205 5.9 5.0- 6.9 291 6.4 5.6- 7.4 127 3.0 2.4- 3.7
-MALES 1,978 908 49.3 46.6-52.0 214 12.1 10.4-14.1 555 23.6 21.5-25.9 56 3.3 2.4- 4.6 196 9.1 7.8-10.6 49 2.5 1.8- 3.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,354 629 49.8 46.6-53.0 137 10.9 9.0-13.0 411 26.7 24.0-29.5 21 1.4 0.9- 2.3 119 8.3 6.8-10.1 37 3.0 2.0- 4.4
Non-Hispanic Black 333 131 44.7 38.0-51.6 38 13.0 8.8-18.6 94 21.8 17.1-27.3 21 8.8 5.3-14.3 46 11.1 7.9-15.3 *** *** ***
Other 252 128 51.9 43.8-60.0 34 18.2 11.8-26.9 41 11.1 7.2-16.7 13 5.7 3.1-10.4 28 10.4 6.5-16.3 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 401 253 62.4 56.5-67.9 51 14.4 10.4-19.7 12 3.3 1.7- 6.1 17 4.6 2.8- 7.7 61 13.0 9.8-17.1 *** *** ***
35-44 280 187 66.9 60.0-73.2 46 14.6 10.5-20.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** 25 9.0 5.9-13.5 *** *** ***
45-54 334 220 67.1 60.9-72.7 40 12.9 9.1-17.9 14 3.9 2.1- 7.0 14 4.9 2.6- 9.3 35 7.5 5.2-10.7 11 3.8 2.0- 7.1
55-64 322 167 53.7 46.9-60.4 49 16.3 12.0-21.7 52 15.0 10.3-21.4 13 3.8 2.1- 7.1 29 8.5 5.6-12.6 12 2.6 1.3- 5.1
65-74 385 46 10.3 7.2-14.4 15 4.7 2.6- 8.3 286 76.2 70.7-80.9 *** *** *** 30 7.4 4.9-11.2 *** *** ***
75+ 218 15 5.5 3.1- 9.6 *** *** *** 173 81.3 74.6-86.6 *** *** *** 13 5.2 2.9- 9.2 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 128 *** *** *** 17 12.5 7.3-20.4 52 34.6 25.4-45.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 484 199 46.6 41.3-52.0 56 11.9 8.8-15.9 131 21.8 17.7-26.5 28 5.5 3.5- 8.5 64 13.2 10.1-17.1 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 528 234 49.6 44.6-54.7 61 13.7 10.3-18.0 155 24.5 20.7-28.8 *** *** *** 61 9.1 6.9-12.0 *** *** ***
College Graduate 832 435 57.4 53.6-61.1 79 10.3 8.0-13.2 215 21.0 18.2-24.0 11 1.4 0.7- 2.6 66 7.1 5.4- 9.2 26 2.9 1.9- 4.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 14.0 7.2-25.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 134 *** *** *** 22 14.5 8.7-23.2 56 36.9 27.2-47.9 *** *** *** 11 7.9 4.2-14.4 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 162 44 32.0 23.3-42.2 25 16.9 10.6-25.7 60 31.6 23.9-40.5 *** *** *** 22 13.2 8.1-20.7 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 244 86 38.2 31.1-45.8 28 11.9 7.9-17.6 85 31.0 24.7-38.1 *** *** *** 35 15.7 10.9-22.1 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 291 151 55.1 48.3-61.8 27 10.7 7.2-15.7 68 18.5 14.1-23.9 *** *** *** 41 11.8 8.4-16.2 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 724 452 66.8 62.6-70.7 67 11.1 8.4-14.4 134 14.1 11.5-17.1 *** *** *** 52 6.1 4.5- 8.4 16 1.6 0.9- 2.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 565 146 28.4 23.9-33.4 54 11.0 8.0-15.0 254 40.1 35.1-45.3 28 4.9 3.2- 7.4 69 12.1 9.3-15.6 14 3.4 1.8- 6.5
No 1,373 739 57.3 54.1-60.5 159 12.9 10.8-15.4 293 17.3 15.1-19.6 24 2.4 1.5- 4.1 123 7.9 6.4- 9.6 35 2.2 1.5- 3.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 536 113 23.6 19.5-28.3 23 5.2 3.0- 8.9 189 31.6 27.2-36.5 *** *** *** 192 36.6 31.9-41.6 11 1.5 0.7- 3.0
Non-Veteran 1,428 787 57.4 54.2-60.5 188 14.4 12.2-16.9 365 21.3 18.9-23.9 48 4.0 2.8- 5.7 *** *** *** 38 2.8 1.9- 4.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 637 359 56.4 51.7-61.1 74 14.2 10.8-18.4 127 17.8 14.6-21.5 20 4.1 2.3- 7.0 36 5.0 3.5- 7.2 21 2.5 1.5- 4.3
Regional City or Suburban County 546 225 46.8 41.6-51.9 50 10.9 8.0-14.6 147 21.9 18.3-26.0 *** *** *** 102 15.6 12.6-19.3 12 2.2 1.2- 4.1
Rural 795 324 44.6 40.3-48.9 90 11.1 8.8-14.0 281 30.7 26.8-34.9 26 3.3 2.1- 5.0 58 7.6 5.7-10.1 16 2.7 1.5- 4.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,164 805 69.9 66.6-72.9 133 12.5 10.4-15.1 76 5.0 3.8- 6.6 16 1.9 1.1- 3.5 108 8.6 6.9-10.5 26 2.1 1.3- 3.3
Unemployed 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 18.5 10.5-30.4 *** *** *** 11 13.8 6.8-25.7 *** *** ***
Retired 541 49 8.7 6.1-12.3 32 6.9 4.6-10.4 382 70.6 65.6-75.2 13 2.3 1.1- 4.6 52 9.1 6.7-12.4 13 2.3 1.2- 4.2
Unable to Work 129 *** *** *** 14 9.6 5.0-17.7 *** *** *** 16 14.9 8.4-25.2 16 13.4 7.6-22.6 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 103 *** *** *** 15 14.3 7.2-26.4 *** *** *** 12 9.7 4.4-19.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 116 *** *** *** 21 16.2 9.9-25.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 9.0 4.9-16.2 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 157 49 31.9 23.9-41.1 21 13.1 8.0-20.7 49 29.7 22.2-38.5 *** *** *** 24 16.9 10.8-25.5 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,206 655 58.4 55.1-61.7 114 11.0 8.9-13.4 294 19.5 17.1-22.1 *** *** *** 116 8.8 7.1-10.7 19 1.6 0.9- 2.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 476 183 43.5 37.8-49.3 50 9.4 6.7-13.1 144 26.8 21.8-32.5 19 4.0 2.4- 6.6 70 13.9 10.6-18.1 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 829 371 47.4 43.3-51.6 86 12.7 10.0-16.0 245 24.5 21.3-28.0 21 2.7 1.7- 4.5 90 10.8 8.6-13.5 16 1.8 1.1- 3.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 673 354 54.3 49.8-58.8 78 13.0 10.1-16.6 166 21.0 17.8-24.7 16 3.6 2.0- 6.4 36 4.8 3.4- 6.8 23 3.2 1.9- 5.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 637 300 50.6 45.9-55.3 75 12.3 9.6-15.5 196 25.9 22.0-30.2 16 2.9 1.6- 5.2 34 5.4 3.7- 7.8 16 3.0 1.6- 5.6
2nd Quartile 538 261 49.4 44.4-54.4 62 14.6 11.0-19.0 134 21.4 17.8-25.6 17 4.4 2.5- 7.6 49 7.9 5.8-10.7 15 2.2 1.2- 4.1
3rd Quartile 562 244 48.0 42.9-53.1 48 9.8 7.2-13.1 142 21.2 17.6-25.3 16 2.4 1.4- 4.1 98 16.2 13.0-20.1 14 2.5 1.4- 4.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 241 103 48.5 40.4-56.6 29 8.8 5.3-14.3 83 31.5 24.3-39.6 *** *** *** 15 6.0 3.4-10.4 *** *** ***

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*Among respondents who have health care coverage.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2021
are NOT comparable to 2010 and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2021 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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